Combined box and floor.



No. 672,725. Patented Apr. 23, |90I.

, C. 0. WICKERSHAM.

COMBINED BOX AND FLOOR. (Application md fang. 18, 1900.)

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Be it known that I, CECIL O. WIcxERsHAM, "a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Eli gin, in the county of Kane and State of Illie``nois, `have invented certain new and` useful Improvements ina CombinedBox andFloor; andQIdo declarethe following to be a full, i clear, andexact description of the invention, A suchas will enable others skilledin the art to "which it apperta'ins to make and use the same.`

. The invention relates to a corn bined box and.`

fiioor,and` isparticularly designed `for camping parties, altho ugh itmay be used with good results for army purposes, and comprises in i.ilylconverted` from a floor into aibox, and vice l versa. `Whenconverted from a tent-.door into a box, thecamping outfit-.such as thetent` device when "used as a box, `and Fig. 3 `isla cross-sectional viewof the device when in the position shown in Fig. `l. e l In thedrawings, a, b, and c denote longitudinal strips in `the form of bars.The strips a and c each has secured to its edges longitudinal sidepieces d, connected at their endsby end pieces c. The central strip bhas neither side pieces nor end pieces. The pieces a, b, and c arehinged together, as shown, and the edges of the strips are beveled, asshown at f. When straightened out fiat to serve as a tenti door, thestrips a, b, and c rest upon `the edges of sills or supports g, whichare supported near their ends by cross-.pices cr feeth, and when fittedin the position shown in `Fig. 2 `,the end pieces `e serve as the endsof the box, while the side pieces d serve as the sides of the box. Thestrips a, e serve as the top and bottom of the box. Any suitable lockmay be employed for holding the parts in the povsition shown in Fig. 2e.I have shown a hasp i and padlock in the accompanying drawings 1 `foraccomplishing this purpose. If desired, o the end pieces e and sidepieces d are prolits construction'a device which maybe read` hatentfioor. Fig. 2 is asimilar View of the PATENT EETCE.

` CECIL O. WICKERSHAM, OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS.

ooMBINED .Box AND FLooR.

SLEECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 672,725, dated April23, 1901. l

` Application inea August 10,1900. saisine. 27,056. ein man.)

vided with buttons for securing the Wallsof the tent in place at theirlower ends.

When used as a tent-floor, the articles in the tent are supported abovethe ground, thus greatly lessening the danger of camping out indamplocalities.

When used as a box, the tent-covering, poles, cooking utensils, andappurtenances may be conveniently packed Within `the box for storage ortransportation. i i

i, From the foregoing description, taken in` connection with theaccompanying drawings,

the construction, operation,` and advantages of` my invention will be`readilyunderstood f v without requiring an extended"explanation.` Thedevice is exceedingly useful forthe `purpose for which it is designedandlmaybe placed upon the marketat a comparatively small cost.

Having thus fully descrlbedlmy invention, i what I claim as new, anddesiretosecure by e s Letters Patent, is,

`A combined box and` floordconsisting of@ threernain parts only, toWitreompanion Y 4 i hinges connecting said sections together at l outersections a and c, `and an Vintermediate section h, having beveledineetingedgesf,

their said meeting edges, said outer sections being provided withcorresponding rigid `side 18o i i pieces d and end pieces e having acombined Width equal to the width of the central sec-` tion, and buttonsprojecting outwardly from the said end and side pieces to serve` asmeans for fastening the sides of the tent in position While said centralsection is Without either side or end pieces, the construction beingsuch that when said sections are folded the `outer sections form the topand bottom of the box, the intermediate section the rear wall of thebox, and said side and end pieces the front and end walls of the box,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CECIL O. WIGKERSHAM.

Witnesses: CHARLES HAZLEHURsT, e W. E. BISHOP.

